Healthy FamiliesPlan of Work
Knott County CES
Title:
Healthy Families
MAP:
Family Health and Wellness
Agents Involved:
Dora Centers, and Chad Conway
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Nutrition and Food Systems General
MAJOR PROGRAM 2:
Local Food Systems
MAJOR PROGRAM 3:
Health
MAJOR PROGRAM 4:
Active Living and Health Promotions General
Situation:
With the unemployment rate in the county on the rise, community leaders through surveys, council meetings, and one-to-one face meetings have directed Extension programming to focus on areas dealing with the health and well-being of families. Children, who start kindergarten with delayed development and fewer assets, are far more likely to repeat grades, get tracked into lower-tier classes, and drop out of high school. 27.5% of children live in poverty. Knott County’s population of seniors is 13.4%, a number that is expected to increase due to aging baby boomers. Nutrition Education programs help families gain access to food and stretch food dollars. Due to the increasing trend of chronic disease and obesity in Kentucky, individuals, families, and communities need tools and environments that support healthful dietary decisions. Knott County ranks 117 out of 120 KY counties for poor health. Obesity and chronic diseases in Knott county were highlighted as a need in the 2019 needs assessment.
Long-Term Outcomes:
- Knott County families are able to:
- Care for the physical, mental health, and well-being of each individual over the long term
- Foster the optimal development of children and youth
- Practice parental leadership skills
- Embrace people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds
- Access community resources when needed
- Decrease the number of individuals with chronic disease
- Decrease obesity
- Access to local foods in our community throughout the year
Intermediate Outcomes:
- Practice healthy food choices and food preparation
- Practice physical activity
- Access community agencies and resources when needed
- Plant, harvest and preserve produce
- Change behavior to reduce risk of falling
- Improve mental health
- Healthy aging
- Access to fresh produce at the local farmers market
Initial Outcomes:
- Intend to practice healthy lifestyle choices
- Intend to manage stress, self-care, improve communication skills
- Learn to grow, prepare and preserve food
- Increase knowledge and understanding of healthy eating, food safety, and food resource management
- Increase healthy lifespan behaviors
- Understand age-related issues
- Practice daily physical activity
- Gaining knowledge and access to the local farmers market
Evaluation:
Observation and the use of pre and post-test results
Learning Opportunities:
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Sharing Meals Together: A Guide to Smarter Potlucks
Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum
Inputs: Agents
Date: On-going
Audience: Adults
Project or Activity: Plate it Up: KY Proud
Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum
Inputs: Agents
Date: March 2023
Audience: Families
Project or Activity: Nutrition/Food Classes
Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum
Inputs: Agents
Date: On-Going
Audience: Youth/Adults
Project or Activity: Managing Lifestyle Choices
Content or Curriculum: UK Extension Curriculum
Inputs: Agents
Date: On-Going
Audience: Adults/Youth
Project or Activity: Knott County Farmers Market
Content or Curriculum: Extension Agents, Farmers Market Committee, FFA, Community Partners, and KDA
Inputs: KDA, Hindman Settlement School, and Extension Service
Date: March-October
Success Stories
Creative Cooking in a Disaster
Author: Lorie Adams
Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery
In July 2022, a historic flash flood hit in Knott County, Kentucky. Twenty-one people lost their lives, and over 100 families were displaced by this disaster. Some left the county and others went into intermediate housing provided by the state and FEMA. This intermediate housing was an RV trailer that was placed at a county campground or an ATV Park. These RV's gave the families limited ways to cook and store food. The refrigerators in the RV's were much smaller than the fami
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Pumpkin Days
Author: Lorie Adams
Major Program: Active Living and Health Promotions General
September 28-29, 2022 Pumpkin Days was held at the Robinson Center for Appalachian Resource Sustainability. Youth in Preschool, Headstart, Kindergarten and 1st Grades attended from multiple different counties where they rotated through educational stations, played games, took a hayride to the pumpkin patch and were able to select their own pumpkin to take home. Different SNAP approved pumpkin recipes were made by numerous different SNAP-Ed Assistants, Program Assistants and Agents for the kids i
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Bucket Brigade
Author: Lorie Adams
Major Program: Flood Relief & Recovery
In July 2022, Knott County was hit by a devastating 1000 year flood. 140 homes were declared a total loss and many others were damaged and needed cleanup. Many residents also lost outside property and many bridges were damaged or destroyed and people were unable to get out to get items they needed to survive. The county had very few stores that were even open to get food or needed supplies. We also had people living in tents in the area who had many unmet needs. The county was also w
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Quicksand Area Holiday Road Show
Author: Lorie Adams
Major Program: Nutrition and Food Systems General
Holidays are often an exciting time of the year. However, the holidays can come with lots of stress, so the Family and Consumer Sciences agents in the Quicksand Area decided to focus on Savvy Online Shopping and What to do With Your Holiday Leftovers. According to https://www.alliantcreditunion.org/ average holiday spending varies significantly based on household income, however, Americans planned to spend an average of $832.84 (2021). Our overall goal has been to help participants c
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